CDN$ 28.49
The second and last season of Dark Angel, the inventive James Cameron show about mutants during a future Depression, has some real strengths as well as one or two bad ideas that partly explain its much-regretted cancellation. Among…
Dark Angel:S2
Posted on July 16th, 2010
Krypto the Superdog, Vol. 1 – Cosmic Canine
Posted on July 16th, 2010
CDN$ 5.47
The canine member of the Superman family got his own Cartoon Network series in 2005, and the first volume, Cosmic Canine, is a random collection of five 12-minute episodes (including the two-part opener). We meet Krypto, the pet…
Nip/Tuck: The Complete Second Season
Posted on July 16th, 2010
CDN$ 28.99
It’s time for a follow-up appointment at McNamara-Troy, Florida’s hottest–and most dysfunctional–plastic surgery center, and the setting for the controversial television drama Nip/Tuck, which gives audiences a peek into the professional and private lives of two driven doctors…
Red Dwarf: Series 6
Posted on July 16th, 2010
CDN$ 14.99
essential video
Series 6 is possibly the most eagerly awaited of the Red Dwarf DVD sets, due to its acclaimed third episode, “Gunmen of the Apocalypse,” which earned the program an International Emmy Award in 1994. However, the…
Ed Sullivan’s.., Vol. 2
Posted on July 16th, 2010
Seventeen performances by some of the many pop and rock acts who appeared on Ed Sullivan’s variety show during its heyday are on display in this, the second of the Ed Sullivan’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Classics boxed set’s nine…
Xena:Finale
Posted on July 15th, 2010
CDN$ 23.17
High emotion and plenty of butt-kicking saturate this finale of one of the best action series of all time. Hardcore nutball Xena fans have doubtless already seen this episode and will want to revisit it, but casual viewers…
Thomas and Friends: Best of James
Posted on July 15th, 2010
CDN$ 11.75
A reliable lineup of commemorative stories makes up this notable best-of collection featuring James, the impish red engine famous among Sir Topham’s railway gang. George Carlin narrates the eight lively episodes where James is alternately hero and hellion,…
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 M
Posted on July 15th, 2010
CDN$ 14.37
The cult television show (in which a hapless space explorer and his robot pals are forced to watch and deliver a hilarious running commentary on bad movies) makes a successful transition to the big screen as Mike and…
Knight Rider:S1
Posted on July 15th, 2010
CDN$ 20.80
“One man can make a difference,” intones a dying millionaire–well, one man and a superduper car, backed with millions of dollars! Welcome to the deliciously ridiculous world of Knight Rider, the early ’80s TV series that launched the…
Avengers 65 V1
Posted on July 15th, 2010
CDN$ 49.99
With a provocative swat on her leather-clad bottom, John Steed (Patrick Macnee) first clashes swords with his new partner, Mrs. Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), in “The Town of No Return,” the episode that launched the fourth season of…